Mk5 GTI Fuel Contamination - Recommend Mechanic??

[Damn]

Hello all!

Brief intro: My name is Daniel and I've been a car nut for years. The majority of my experience revolves around Japanese Imports, with a few V8 Holden's thrown in the mix too.

Now for my question: There's a GTI coming up for auction that is a 'repairable writeoff' from fuel contamination.

Basically there was a batch of silicone contaminated fuel floating around Melbourne several weeks ago, and it caused cars to run rough. Some people were quick to shut down their cars & they only needed the fuel system cleaned out, along with some new plugs & injectors, and they were good to go.

Given this particular auction is for cars that are written off, I can only assume the owner of this car kept driving it (despite the lack of power & poor running) and it likely was leaning out, and burnt out a valve, blew a head gasket, or worse, damaged a piston.

Anyway, long story short, I need to assume a worse case scenario here, so on top of the usual fuel system clean out, I need to assume the engine has failed.

I can get a second hand complete engine for around $3.5k from Japan, although I note this was from a DSG car and the one up for auction is manual, however I figure the main guts of the engine would be same same.

I'm guessing that this could be a cheaper way to go than having somebody tear the engine down (assuming it needed it)??

Anybody care to recommend a good mechanic in Melbourne familiar with these cars? All of my contacts are more suited bolting large turbos onto Jap imports.

I thank you in advance.

[Aussie Volks Guy]

Just make sure if you are buying a donor engine that it has the exact same engine code (three letter code) - that way there should be no issues with a transplant.

There must be some major damage to the system for them to call it a write off - hope you get the wreck cheap!

[Damn]

Just make sure if you are buying a donor engine that it has the exact same engine code (three letter code) - that way there should be no issues with a transplant.

There must be some major damage to the system for them to call it a write off - hope you get the wreck cheap!

Was there different engines used in the MK5 Golf GTI's? The car is a 2007 6 speed manual, the doner engine is also an 07 year golf MK5 GTI turbo engine code 'BWA'.

Thanks for your reply

[phaeton]

As long as the donor or auction vehicles are not a Pirelli you should be safe.
As Guy says check engine codes on both make sure they match up.

2007 Golf = Mk5 not Mk4

[Damn]

As long as the donor or auction vehicles are not a Pirelli you should be safe.
As Guy says check engine codes on both make sure they match up.

Coolio, thanks for that will check, I do recall those Perelli's had a bit more oomph.

2007 Golf = Mk5 not Mk4

Doh! My bad, car in question & second hand engine are both MK5, curse my Roman numerals

Nobody can suggest a workshop in Melbourne?

[phaeton]

Coolio, thanks for that will check, I do recall those Pirelli's had a bit more oomph.

Thats due to it being from the Audi S3

[Damn]

Thats due to it being from the Audi S3

Learn something new every day

Do they look different than usual, this is the one I am looking at....

[phaeton]

Guy will know

[Damn]

With the covers on they look the same, but no worry I'll work off the code.

Pirelli:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnV...TPIRELLI_8.jpg

[Aussie Volks Guy]

Yep, there was BWA (Most Common), but 05' to 06' had an AXX prefix - not interchangeable (without considerable expense).

The Pirelli's ran the "Edition 30" Motor with a lot of differences.

All of them used the same engine code (just to confuse you!)